"No Truer Hearts" is the working title of my biography of Beverly Eckert. We collaborated on this project until her death in 2009. As the book nears completion, I will continue to post updates on its progress, and on topics related to Beverly, her family, and the work of 9/11 family members. Visit anthonytoth.com for more information.

16 November 2010

Back to Buffalo, Part 4

Beverly had close friends going back to her grade school years in Buffalo, and I had the good fortune to speak with two of them: Kathleen DeLaney and Carol Bauda. They offered some wonderful memories of Beverly during her school days. Kathleen and Carol told stories of a Bev who, in addition to being a stalwart and big-hearted friend, was the instigator of pranks, a skilled athlete, an articulate and intelligent public speaker, a poet and writer, and an artist who revelled in the free atmosphere of the art room in Sacred Heart Academy. Here, the girls could find refuge from the strictures of the rest of the school, and listen to records, gossip, dream, and let their creative juices flow sitting at their easels.

The stories I was told will help me paint an accurate portrait of a life lived fully and well.

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... is a writer and historian living in Arlington, Virginia. He studied journalism and history, and received a doctorate from Oxford in Middle Eastern Studies. He has written many articles and book chapters. Contact: notruerhearts@gmail.com
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